Table 2 The patterns of pulmonary tuberculosis and types of diabetes, body mass index, and blood glucose levels of respondents at the Dessie referral hospital, from February to April 2012
Characteristics | TB infection among patients | Total (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Negative (%) | Positive (%) | ||
Types of DM | |||
Type 1 | 37 (92.5) | 3 (7.5) | 40 (17.8) |
Type 2 | 174 (94.1) | 11 (5.9) | 185 (82.2) |
Body mass index (kg/m 2 ) | |||
<18.5 | 29 (96.7) | 1 (3.33) | 30 (13.3) |
18.5–24.99 | 130 (92.2) | 11 (7.8) | 141 (62.7) |
≥25 | 52 (96.3) | 2 (3.7) | 54 (24) |
Blood glucose (mg/dl) | |||
≤168 | 57 (98.3) | 1 (1.7) | 58 (25.8) |
169–220 | 55 (96.5) | 2 (3.5) | 57 (25.3) |
221–288 | 51 (94.4) | 3 (5.6) | 54 (24) |
>288 | 48 (85.7) | 8 (14.3) | 56 (24.9) |